a man employed on a scow.
See also: scow
- 1833  (1926)  The scowmen were not far off, under a cedar tree. . . .
- 1921  Besides the regular post servants there were others employed such as: voyageurs, among whom were the guides, canoe-men, boatmen, and scowmen; then, again, there were fur-runners, fort hunters, and packeteers.